YOUTH CONFERENCE JUNE 2014

It started out like any other Youth Conference held in the wilds of Mongolia.  Rough roads or no roads still take you where you want to go...or almost anywhere.  This one was like riding a wild bronco.  Hold on!

 This little guy was soaking up the sun.  I think he was the youngest camper there.

Could this be a photo of somewhere in Cache Valley or maybe Eden or Midway?  But its Mongolia.  There's been a lot of rain so everything is very green.  We camped in the middle of a meadow full of wild flowers.

 

No sterno for these folks.  You want fuel for cooking?  We'll be back in a jiffy with a whole tree.  There are plenty of hands to saw logs to feed the cook stoves.

 

And look what is cooked up.  The food was yummy.  Lots of soup with carrots, potatoes and sheep.

 

This is how many big pots of soup it takes to feed around 300 people.  The stoves were going all day long and the cooks were chopping, cutting and boiling all day long to feed the hungry hoards.  All I had to do was sleep on the hard ground.

I think we call this a big box of water.  The hose feeds into a trough of faucets so the kids can wash up and brush their teeth. You know me and teeth.   It did my heart good to see 200 kids brushing faithfully every morning.

 And two by two we dwelt in tents

in the wilderness. 

 There were animals to see...

 

and spiritual skits to watch...

 

 and a little bit of americana to show off...

 

and words of wisdom from King Benjamin's tower...

 

and hands that needed holding...

 

and hugs to be given.  

GUESS WHO THE HORSEFLIES LIKED BEST!

I didn't come home with one bite.  Take one for the team, Dr.